"The U.S. solar industry is on a roll, with unprecedented growth in 2011. Solar is now an economic force in dozens of states, creating jobs across America."
-Rhone Resch, president and CEO, SEIA, quoted in article "Solar Industry Reports Record Third-quarter Growth" Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2011

Mumbai, India and Pforzheim/Freiburg, Germany, December 23, 2011 – Intersolar India
2011 was well received by visitors and exhibitors alike as it strengthens its position as
India's largest solar technology exhibition in 2011. A total of 264 exhibitors from 18
countries attended the exhibition at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai. The
amount of companies represents an impressive 84% growth of exhibitors. The event also
welcomed 9,314 visitors from 38 countries, representing a 62% growth compared to
2010. The Intersolar India Conference, beginning one day ahead of the exhibition at the
Leela Kempinski Hotel in Mumbai, ran until December 15, 2011, continuing at the Bombay
Exhibition Centre (BEC) for the final day. More than 100 speakers used the conference
as a platform to exchange latest trends and technology in the solar market with
646 solar experts attending the high-level conference.

The island of Ireland has surpassed the rest of the EU countries for its wind energy integration. Ireland is now in a position to become a global leader for wind energy take-up, which could spell good news for its future energy security, reducing its massive reliance on imported energy.

SolarWorld filed the trade petitions with the U.S. government on Oct. 19 in hopes of restoring robust and fair international competition; in response, the U.S. government issued a unanimous preliminary determination agreeing that Chinese practices are harming the U.S. industry.

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